STPLN, Malmöhusvägen 5, Malmö
KL. 20.00
------------------
PROGRAM
Laurence Crane - Bobby J, for electric guitar
Giulia Lorusso - À fleur de peau, for electric guitar
Lisa Illean - Tiding, for electric guitar
Giulia Lorusso - Drift, for electric guitar and electronics
Ruben Mattia Santorsa - Drones, for electric guitar
Giulia Lorusso - Unspoken,for electric guitar
--------------
A concert for electric guitar is nothing but a constellation of sound worlds, so distant from one another that they almost become unrecognizable, yet all sharing the same source—malleable, unpredictable, curious.
I love opening my solo electric guitar concerts with Bobby J by Laurence Crane: a sequence of dyads and chords that, in the simplest way, explores the nakedness of the electric guitar—at least as much as such a thing is possible.
Lisa Illean’s piece focuses on a profound retuning of the instrument and creates a fragile, subtle sound magma. Again, it is about exposing the guitar in unexpected ways. Drones is a work born from my personal research about sounds.
I first met Giulia Lorusso at the Darmstadt Ferienkurse in 2014. A strong musical understanding immediately emerged, leading to a long-lasting collaboration. À fleur de peau (2018–19), the first piece Giulia wrote for electric guitar and dedicated to me, explores the gestural dimension and a non-idiomatic approach to writing for the instrument. It employs various objects—such as coins—to produce material or noise-like sounds.
Drift (2019) takes up some of the techniques and gestures of the previous piece, embedding them in a structure that creates an accumulation of loops: a mass of repeated sounds that are turned on and off.
Unspoken (2020) was commissioned by Distractfold Ensemble towards the end of the pandemic. It reflects Giulia’s research on piano resonance and on certain harmonic combinations that are more consonant and resonant.
All three of Giulia’s pieces were recorded and released by me on vinyl, under the digital label Dissonant Bear.
--------------
Ruben Mattia Santorsa (1992) is an Italian classical and electric guitarist. Contemporary music is currently at the heart of his work and artistic manifesto. He firmly believes that through it one can convey a message of openness and social, political, and cultural renewal—something profoundly needed in today’s society. He has performed as a soloist with the Metropolitana Orchestra, the Accademia alla Scala Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Conservatory of Bologna, and the Parisian ensemble 2e2m.
Beyond his solo career, he continues to pursue his research in contemporary music, performing regularly with ensembles and orchestras such as the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Helsinki Philharmonic, SWR Stuttgart Orchestra, DSO Berlin, Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Tonhalle Zürich, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Karajan Academy, Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, Mosaik Ensemble, Ensemble Contrechamps, MDI Ensemble, NEC Ensemble, and Sonemus Ensemble. He has worked with conductors including Sir Simon Rattle, Enno Poppe, Matthias Pintscher, Peter Eötvös, and Marin Alsop, performing at venues such as KKL Lucerne, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the Philharmonie Berlin, and Victoria Hall in Geneva.
He has lectured on contemporary guitar in Paris (Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique et de Danse), Boston (New England Conservatory), Chicago (Northwestern University), Lisbon (Escola Superior de Música), and Seville (Conservatorio Superior de Música Manuel Castillo).
He loves reading Carver and Pavese, writing short stories, and listening to music while drinking coffee in Berlin cafés.
--------------
The concert is made with support from KULTURRÅDET.
--------------
FREE ENTRY
---------------
AVAILABILITY:
Parking outside
Elevator in the building
Event takes place on the second floor
(Updated 2025-09-22)
You may also like the following events from Hertzbreakerz / Ars Nova Malmö:
Also check out other
Music events in Malmö,
Entertainment events in Malmö,
Concerts in Malmö.
